The first issue of the Huon News for 2019 has hit the streets, with Willie Smith's announcing a change of venue for the Mid-Winter Festival, the Hastings Caves Road sealing works getting underway and the Huonville Lions Senior Women's team getting their first training run. The Huon News chats with Huon Valley PCYC president Bob Rolls about the future of the club, and we congratulate all the...

A pilot project at Grove Research Station to help with short-term seasonal worker accommodation in the Huon Valley area is one step closer, with the formal submission of a Development Application from Solutionswon Group Pty Ltd (on behalf of Oak Possability) to the Huon Valley Council.  However, residents of Pages Road and Tasman Road in Grove are unhappy with the proposal, and called an...

Don’t miss this week’s Huon News where we talk to residents of Grove who are unhappy with the proposal for seasonal worker’s accommodation to be constructed on the disused Grove Research Station, we catch up with the local students who walked out in support of the Student Strike 4 Climate action last Thursday and we head down to The Esplanade in Huonville for the glamour of this year’s St James...

This week Trev and Chris from GeCo talk about the future of Scrubby Hill Farm, following their success in securing an Impact 100 grant, local teachers are achieving great things, with Cate Doherty from Sacred Heart Catholic School Geeveston talking about her Churchill Fellowship and Nel Smit being awarded this year's Secondary Teacher of the Year at the STEM Excellence Awards.The Friends of...

This week the Huon News attended the unveiling of Cygnet Primary School's remarkable mosaic artwork, and chatted to principal Darryl Williams about the project.We also report on the facilities available in the Huon Valley to support addiction, following a community education session hosted by the Huon Valley Council.Oli Lokolomba chats to the Huon News about his future plans for The Great Huon...